Robin Field

How to Tell a Story and Other Essays

First published in book form in 1897, the title piece offers tips on effective storytelling, illustrated by one of Twain’s favorite ghost stories, “The Golden Arm.” He also tells how he learned that his famous “Jumping Frog” story originated in ancient Greece—and how the claim was debunked.

Disc 1

  1. How to Tell a Story 16:14

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  2. In Defense of Harriet Shelley, Part 1 19:26

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  3. In Defense of Harriet Shelley, Part 1 (Concluded) 20:43

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  4. In Defense of Harriet Shelley, Part 2 18:33

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Disc 2

  1. In Defense of Harriet Shelley, Part 2 (Concluded) 19:41

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  2. In Defense of Harriet Shelley, Part 3 19:11

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  3. In Defense of Harriet Shelley, Part 3 (Continued) 17:12

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  4. In Defense of Harriet Shelley, Part 3 (Concluded) 14:45

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Disc 3

  1. Fenimore Cooper’s Literary Offenses 22:21

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  2. Fenimore Cooper’s Literary Offenses (Concluded) 17:43

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  3. Traveling with a Reformer 19:32

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  4. Traveling with a Reformer (Concluded) 17:23

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Disc 4

  1. Private History of the “Jumping Frog” Story 14:28

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  2. Private History of the “Jumping Frog” Story (Concluded) 15:20

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  3. Mental Telegraphy Again 17:42

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  4. What Paul Bourget Thinks of Us 16:33

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Disc 5

  1. What Paul Bourget Thinks of Us (Continued) 17:57

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  2. What Paul Bourget Thinks of Us (Concluded) 14:53

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  3. A Little Note to M. Paul Bourget 18:08

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  4. A Little Note to M. Paul Bourget (Concluded) 19:32

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